The file and class or function name or w/e literally has .proto in it.
As in prototype.
One thing Valve is known for is testing things. They typically make sure technology works before rolling it out everywhere.
I’m willing to bet that they have either solved most of the problems a tool like this has by massively limiting it’s scope, or it never actually gets past a beta test phase.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
That’s because it’s a Protobuf file. Has nothing to do with prototypes.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
Well you got me there
github.com/SteamTracking/…/ProtobufsWebui
There’s the directory with the file in the screenshots, service_steamgpt.proto, updated 4 days ago along with a number of others.
I am uncertain if this … basically scraping operation is tracking the main Steam client or the Beta or what.
There is not a very helpful description of what exactly is being pulled here, in the readme/project descriptiom.
vulpivia@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
My guess is that this is part of some kind of machine learning pipeline, where users label edge cases to help train the model. Since it operates on account data, match data, and logs (see
CSteamGPT_GetTask_Response), an anti-cheat use case would make sense, but it’s hard to say for sure.This looks like data exchanged between the Steam client and server, and doesn’t contain any logic on its own.
warmaster@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
This. They have explicitly said that they are testing AI applications throughout the company and that it is not a concerted effort. It’s a few devs wanting to try it to see if it actually adds real value or not. That’s it.